Woman arrested for skipping €500 taxi fare to Spain’s Costa Blanca from Madrid
A TAXI passenger tried to avoid paying a €500 fare but was caught in a Alicante street after the cab driver chased her down. The
Police smash Romanian-led gang that got vulnerable underage girls to become prostitutes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A HUNT is on for a Romanian man who ran a prostitution racket involving vulnerable underage girls across the Costa Blanca. The Policia Nacional have
Fifth tremor in two days makes Spain’s Costa Blanca the earthquake hotspot of Europe
FOLLOWING two earthquakes reported in the Torrevieja area yesterday, another even bigger shock was felt in Alcoi this morning, in the hills above Benidorm. With
Halloween parties in one town result in 80 fines for non-compliance on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BREACHES of new social-distancing rules throughout the Orihuela area led to 80 fines at the weekend. Local police sanctioned party-goers at numerous Halloween parties on
Popular tourist beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca claims a world digital first
A COSTA BLANCA city is claiming the crown of having the world’s first fully-digital beach. Alicante’s El Postiguet beach has been equipped with the pioneering
Alicante-Elche airport is getting an extended name on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport’s title is to be expanded to include the name of the famous Orihuela poet, Miguel Hernandez. The announcement was made by Spain’s Transport
Jet2 suspends flights to Spain until early 2021
JET2 HAVE released the latest information for customers hoping to travel to a number of major European destinations – and it’s bad news for anyone
Trio linked with murder all detained after man shot twice in head from behind on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ALICANTE man is believed to have hired a pair Colombian hitman brothers to murder a beach walker by shooting him in the head from
Gang members run over rival after late-night altercation on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FOUR men concluded a late-night argument in Novelda by running over a rival gang member with their car. Local Guardia Civil revealed that the driver
Woman took €133,000 in pension money from dead aunt on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A WOMAN faces four years behind bars for stealing €133,000 in state pensions from a dead aunt’s bank account. The unnamed Costa Blanca resident is
Mayor describes health department as ‘worrying’ and ‘beginning to overflow’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AS COVID-19 cases on the Costa Blanca increase and more people are admitted to ICU departments, the health system is ‘beginning to overflow’ admits one
Alicante mayor is puzzled over pandemic curfew proposal for Spain’s Costa Blanca
A PROMINENT Costa Blanca mayor says that he is ‘puzzled’ over a Valencian government suggestion to impose a night-time curfew to combat the spread of
Latest haul means almost 100 tonnes of marijuana now seized by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE Guardia Civil recently arrested drug traffickers with 100Kg of marijuana, bringing the total seized to 98,700 kilos. At nearly 100 tonnes, that’s the equivalent
Big changes coming to struggling shopping complex on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A STRUGGLING shopping centre in Alicante’s port area is become a major business complex employing up to a thousand people. Plans to give the Panoramis
Town mayor looks to copy new social-distancing restrictions already imposed elsewhere on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE MAYOR of Callosa de Segura, has decided that copying Orihuela and Elche in tightening social-distancing regulations is a tenable solution in the face of
Gambling den hidden behind secret door in gourmet food shop on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ALICANTE gourmet food shop owner has been arrested for running an illegal gambling den out of his premises. The unnamed man has also been
Ryanair introduces four new services as it claims ‘big domestic demand’ in Spain
LOW COST carrier Ryanair is launching four new domestic routes in Spain this December while cutting back its pan-European services due to the pandemic. The
Jazz festival cancelled in March returns this month on Spain’s Costa Blanca
CANCELLED with tragically short notice in March, due to Spain’s Covid-19 lockdown, the Rojales Music Without Borders Festival belatedly launches this weekend on October 23.
Sharp Increase in New Installations of Securitas Direct alarms since April, in Malaga, Murcia, Costa Blanca, Valencia, and Ibiza areas
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Rice is nice as Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca tries to boost gastronomic tourism
ALICANTE has formally launched the ‘City of Rice Festival’ which starts this Monday(October 19) to advertise the area as a perfect place for gastronomic tourism.
‘Black Widow’ gets 22 years in jail for bumping off her fourth husband on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A WOMAN and her friend have been given a total of over 42 years behind bars after she killed her new husband. 47-year-old Concepcion ‘Conchi’
EXCLUSIVE: British expat murdered on Spain’s Costa Blanca had been attacked by the same assailant in 2017
THE alleged killer of a British expat had been involved in a knife attack on the same victim in the UK three years ago. The
COVID-19 cases and outbreaks continue to rise in Spain’s Costa Blanca
NEW COVID-19 cases are continuing to climb in Alicante Province in contrast to lower figures at the start of the week. The Thursday(October 15) update
Illegal cigarette factories which churned out 18,000 fags per MINUTE dismantled in Spain’s Madrid and Costa Blanca
A total of 38 people were arrested, believed to be the core of a ‘highly specialised organisation’ run by Bulgarians
Illegal party that broke COVID-19 rules is raided by Guardia Civil on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A COSTA BLANCA farmer faces a big fine after hosting an illegal party at his El Campello finca. The man had been previously sanctioned for
Police rammed by drunken motorist in late-night chase on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A DRUNK driver drove the wrong way up an Alicante street and injured two Policia Local agents in an ensuing chase. The 24-year-old man was
